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Where does “fosfonato” come from?

fosfonato (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ato, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

fosfonato (Portuguese): phosphonate

Definitions

  1. phosphonate

Ancestry of “fosfonato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-ato-ship; -ate; -age; -ate
2Latin-ātus—
3Proto-Italic-ātos—
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “fosfonato”

  • bifosfonato
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →